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similes
Oh, dude, it's like totally a metaphor! I mean, unless you're talking about a popsicle or something, then it's just literal. But if you're using it to describe someone's heart or attitude, then yeah, it's a metaphor. Like, it's not like their heart is actually made of ice... hopefully.
This is not an idiom. When you see AS ___ AS ___ you are looking at A Simile. This is comparing two flat things.
First, when you see the phrase AS ___ AS ___ it is A Simile instead of an idiom. It is easy to figure out the meaning of a simile. Water flows quickly, so the simile means that whatever it is, it's as fast as water flowing.
This is not an idiom. It is comparing one thing to another, so it is a simile. Remember: "AS ___ AS___" means A Simile! It is just saying that something is very black.
This is not an idiom. If you see "as ___ as ____" you are dealing with a simile or comparison between two things. Remember AS = A Simile. This is just saying something is very large, as a buffalo is a large animal.
This is a metaphor, not an idiom. They are comparing that person to an angel, which is a supremely good being in religious lore.
No. It is a simile. When something is like something else, that's a simile. When it seems to mean one thing, but really means something else, it's an idiom.
Metaphor- comparing two things without using like or as. Simile- comparing two things using like or as.
This is not an idiom. When you see AS ___ AS ___, you are looking at A Simile. This one is comparing something to the red color of a turkey's wattle.
Example? Metaphor? Parallel? Parable? Simile? Lie? Fib?
In a metaphor you identify something with something else: Her hair was gold. In an idiom you use some words to mean something different from their literal meaning; they usually can't translate into other languages: Don't pull my leg.